Timo Marjamaa
Timo Tapio Marjamaa (born 27 June 1976) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Marjamaa is currently the chief executive officer of Finnish top-tier league Veikkausliiga, having started in the position in November 2010.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timo Tapio Marjamaa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1995 | Kuusysi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Kuusysi | 27 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Lahti | 77 | (14) |
| 2000–2001 | Jokerit | 64 | (3) |
| 2002 | Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Lahti | 21 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | AC Allianssi | 68 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | HJK | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Finland | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 | |||
Club career
Marjamaa was born in Lahti and played in a youth sector of local club FC Kuusysi, before making his senior debut with the club's first team in Veikkausliiga in the 1995 season. During his career, he represented FC Lahti, FC Jokerit, AC Allianssi[2] and HJK Helsinki[3] in Finland in Veikkausliiga, and briefly played in Turkish Süper Lig with Yimpaş Yozgatspor in 2002.[4][5] Marjamaa ended his professional playing career after the 2007 season due to consecutive knee injuries.[6][7] He played a total of 199 Veikkausliiga matches, scoring 13 goals[8] and winning the Finnish Cup championship with HJK in 2006.[9]
International career
A former youth international,[10] Marjamaa was capped six times for Finland national football team in friendly matches during 2000–2001, scoring one goal against Sweden.[11]
Later career
After retiring as a player, Marjamaa graduated MBA in the University of Helsinki School of Economics in November 2007.[12] In his master's thesis, he studied the image of Finnish football.[13] He also worked in a bank sector, before he was appointed the chief executive officer of Veikkausliiga in November 2010.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 May 2024.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuusysi | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| Lahti | 1997 | Ykkönen | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 1998 | Ykkönen | 24 | 6 | 24 | 6 | |||||
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 77 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 77 | 14 | ||
| Jokerit | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Total | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
| Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Lahti | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |
| AC Allianssi | 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | 283 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 304 | 25 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes UEFA Cup
- Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
Honours
HJK
- Finnish Cup: 2006[9]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2006
AC Allianssi
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2004
- Finnish League Cup: 2005[24]
Jokerit
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2000
References
- Timo Marjamaa at Soccerway
- Timo Marjamaa palaamassa tositoimiin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 7 March 2006
- HJK:n Timo Marjamaa polvileikkauksessa, Iltalehti, 19 June 2007
- Muistatko, kun Timo Marjamaa kohautti FC Lahdessa lausunnollaan 23 vuotta sitten? "Nuoruudessa on se hyvä puoli, että siitä paranee", hän sanoo nyt, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 15 June 2020
- FC Lahti Hall of Fame – #4 Timo Marjamaa, fclahti.fi, 23 May 2016
- Marjamaa lopetti uransa, Turun Sanomat, 9 November 2007
- HJK:n Marjamaa sairaslomalle, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 December 2006
- Timo Marjamaa stats, veikkausliiga.com
- Marjamaa sai hyvityksen, Iltalehti, 6 November 2006
- Marjamaa yllätysmies Heliskosken ryhmässä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 September 1996
- Muistatko? Suomi voitti Ruotsin ja Pohjoismaiden mestaruuden vuonna 2001, kymppipaikka.fi, 3 October 2011
- Toimitusjohtaja Timo Marjamaa, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 October 2010
- Marjamaa pui gradussaan kotimaisen jalkapallon tilaa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 27 November 2007
- Yllätysnimi nousee Veikkausliigan toimitusjohtajaksi, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 October 2010
- TIMO MARJAMAA VEIKKAUSLIIGAN TOIMITUSJOHTAJAKSI, Finnish FA, 20 October 2010
- Timo Marjamaa Veikkausliigan toimitusjohtajaksi, veikkausliiga.com, 28 October 2010
- Veikkausliigapomon kirkas tavoite: Jalkapallo valtakunnan ykköslajiksi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 21 October 2010
- Veikkausliiga sai uuden toimitusjohtajan, Yle, 20 October 2010
- Timo Marjamaa: Veikkausliiga selvisi katastrofista, Helsingin Sanomat, 17 January 2012
- Ensi vuosi tulee olemaan suomalaiselle jalkapallolle hyvin hankala, arvioi Veikkausliigan Timo Marjamaa – ”Tilanne on hyvin epävakaa”, Kauppalehti, 2 November 2020
- Hälyttävä lukema – Veikkausliigan toimitusjohtaja Timo Marjamaa puhui kaunistelematta tavoitteista: ”Jäätiin selkeästi”, suomifutis.com, 4 November 2022
- Futispomo uudistaa jumiutuneen yleisökeskustelun: Katsojamäärät vain seurausta, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 3 April 2015
- Timo Marjamaa, National-Football-Teams
- AC Allianssi voitti liigacupin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 23 April 2005
External links
- Timo Marjamaa at WorldFootball.net